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VOLUME LXXIII— NO. 181. WITH VAIN TRICKS Cleveland's Men Dodge the Law. HOLDING A BIG POWWOW. It Is Not So Much a Question of En forcement as of Non-Enforce ment Apparently. epeclal to The Morning Call. Washington. May 29.— President Cleve land, b cretary Carlisle. Attorney-Gen eral Olt;py ami Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hamlin had a conference to-day on the Chinese question at which were discussed various points of the registration act. Young Mr. Hamlin of Boston again pronounced Judge Billings' opinion •'ab surd," and contended that the Chinese 6h'mld have jury trials. It is understood that Cleveland, Carlisle and Olney were inclined to a^ree with the young man, and it :s not known definitely « !:at, if anything, was decided upon at the conference, but it is understood that ; nited SUtea District Attorneys will be -meted by Olney to only make arests of 1 iiiuese where there is very well-grounded •lief that they entered in violation of the The wickedest of them will be Zled out for prosecution, while the Bulk ■ .a Chinese, whether they hold certifi ■s or not, will not be molested. In Sau I :;nciseu Chief Crowley is expected to . ■ lotue advice and assistance to the officials in weeding out very objec tionable characters. Every possible phase and every con tingency that muht arise in carrying out the okl laws were discussed, and it seemed to be the belief that when Chinese were brought before a United States Judge, Justice or Commissioner for examination their attorneys would demur to such a proceeding being carried on without pre sentment or Indictment before the Grand Jury. This question would, ot course, be i r the couns to settle. The gentlemen were probably right to day in predicting that California Judge? would likely not follow the example of j Judge Lacombe of New Turk in turning Chinese loose, because there was, as al leged, not enough money available to carry out the law, ann it is now under stood that Chinese in California will be sent to prison to be kept until Congress shall provide ways and means for their deportation, or in default of this for one year's time. The question was touched upon also whether if Congress did not appropriate money or modify or repeal the law, when the Chinese person's one year's sentence was up the California people could not | take matters in their own hand?, and fur- I j:!<;fi the .money necessary for deportation.. i It w is agreed all around the board that j tue registration act whs explicit enough in declaring that the United States Justice, Judge or Commissioner "should" order him tc be deported, but it was not clear who wastoilG-tbe deporting, the Treasury Department or the Department of Jus tice. Carlisle said that although it had been the custom for the Treasury Department to perform this work, the act of Congress did not provide definitely far this to be so done, but merely appropriated money for the enforcement of the Chinese exclusion acts. It is said that both Olney and Carlisle were of the opinion that neither the De partment of Justice nor the Treasury De partment could use money raised by sub scription or in any other manner by Pa cific Coast people to carry out the law. It was also agreed that none of the re serve fund could be used out of the trea sury with the expectation that Congress would be bound to make up the deficiency. O.ney d.d not mticn like the idea of is suing warrants for the arrest of Chinese at a!!, as they might be treated "to an in famous punishment" by imprisonment at hard laDor, without indictment, but the . backed up by the opinion of the Su preme Court that it was a political and not criminal statute, was before him in black and white. It seems probable that a few arrests of Chinese may be made by United States Marshals and perhaps by Treasury De partment officers, but only enough to try and deceive the people into the belief that the law is being honestly enforced. It is said that the Chinese Government has ordered a census to be taken of the number of Americans in China. According to the reports received at the office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue 11,887 Chinese in the Ui-iied States have registered; of which number 4850 were in California. The officials esti mate that the total registration will leach about 13,000. Chinese Attorney J. Unb!ey Ashton made a great blurt in to-day's Post when he declared that he know the Chinese Gov ernment would rertalnly retaliate if Chinamen were deported. Gretham's statement soon denied this, however. Ashton says the new Chinese Minister will arrive here in about a month. The impression is sought to be conveyed here by Chinese attorneys that the. Mongolians are now anxious to register, but it is shrewdly suspected that it is only a scheme to make people believe that if the laws are held in further abeyance the Chinese will all register if Congress extends ihe time. Evidently their plan is to try to stop the execution of the law until Con gress limits and then work for its repeal. Everything possiole, it seems, is being done to create sympathy for Urn Chinese. Stories are being told about how they ;ire cruelly persecuted on the Pacific. Coast, nnd the Rock Springs and Seattle riot stories are acain going round, \vhi<h cre ates the suspicion that they have been sud denly revived at this time for a purpose. A white man was arrested yesterday for an alleged assault upon a Mongolian per son in the Chinese quarter of Washington, and it is dollars to cents that if such an assault was committed it was actuated and paid for by the Chinese attorneys now in this city. There is no proof of this, but the trickery of the Chinese is well known. The pro-Chine«e Xews of tbis city says: '■William Murphy, a young white man of South Washington, startnd out to en force liie Genry act yestprdny. Aimed with cmlv an umbrella hp be^an on Four and-One-Half Btrsot and whacked every Chinaman he met until an officer of the law appeared upon the scene and took him The Morning Call. into custody. Hiniz Lee appeared against him in tne police court this morning. " 'What did this man do to you, John?' said Judga Miller. "'Hitte me.' "•What with?' '"'l'lee times.' "'What for?* "'Nosabe.'" Murphy was fined Sls. NEWS TO HIM. Gresham Says China Is Peaceful as a Dove. Nxw Toek, May 29.— A Washington stecialsays: Secretary Grrshara author izes an emphatic denial of the statement that the Chinese Minister has notified the Department of State that the Chinese Government would retaliate if the Geary act were enforced. Gresham declared the recent interview between himself and the Chinese Minister on the decision of .the Supreme Court on the Geary law was pleasant and friendly. Not a word or intimation of threat was used during the interview. No verbal or written statement from the Chinese Government has been received since to indicate that they propose retalia tion. Asked if any steps had been taken to ward the enforcement of the law. Gresham replied that was for the hands of the Sec retary of the Treasury, and so far as he knew nothing had been done. Gresham had a protracted consultation with the President, lasting till the latter went down to receive callers and waiting to renew it when the calls ended. The subject under discussion was not learned. "The condition of off airs on the Chinese question is passive," said Secretary Gresham. "We are not doing anything, as far as I am concerned, because ttiere is no money. As for the dispatch from San Francisco containing an offer to deport Chinese, I will say the United Slates Gov ern went cannot accent such a thing. The Government doesn't go around borrowing or accepting a loan that way to curry out its law«." Gresham thought there would bo no trouble from the Chinese, nor was he dis cussing the question with the President, because nothing further is to be done a: this time. Panama. May 29.— A 1 decree expelling Chinese has been issued by the Govern ment ol San .Salvador. IT HAS BEGUN. One Labor Union Heard From Upon the Geary Law. Oakland. Muy 29.— At a recent meeting of the employes of the Oakland Iron Works, numbering fifty-five, the following resolutions were adopted by a rising vote: Whereas, Imnil gratlon in limited numbers from foreign countries may be beneficial the unrestricted influx of undesirable people Is detrimental to tt.e best interests of tee conn try; and whereas, the Congress of the United States, after due consideration. passed a law known as Hie "Chinese registration act," to take effect May 5. 1893. the object of which I* to regulate the quantity in accord -nee with tbe national power, to properly asslmulaie; and whereas. Hie President is expected, voiuu- takes upon If lie oatn <•' office, to administer all laws properly passed by Con gress; therefore be it Resolved, That as it Is now about thirty (30) days -Ince tbe law should have gone into effect, and no movement od the part of the chief ex-cutlve of the country has been made for Its enforcement, ir appears from such neelect that the I'iesldent has taken upon himself to nullify said law by such crlmiuai evasion of a known duty. Besolved, That we look upon such usurpation of power with alarm, as contrary to tbe spirit of our free. Institutions ana Covermrient and a subversion of the rights of the people, and cal. ciliated to foster a «pnit of anarcuy which Is not rtexir ible in any countiy. Resolved, That the talk that §50.000 l.s not sufficient for the execution of tbe law is only a lame excuse tor neglect, as while any rait of said $50,000 Is unexpended it cannot be salrt I whai il may or may not accomplish, for like ! Gideon's 300 men It may put a wbole army lo ! flight. I.'esolved. That we, the employes of the Oak land Irou Woiks, In mass-meeting assembled, do bereby call upon President Cleveland to im mediately taKn such steps as are consistent with the gravity or tbe .situation, the Interests at stake and the wishes of tire neople, ai ex pressed in the above-named law, lor the accom plishment of tbe d sired end, or resign bis office to a more worinv man. Jlesolved, That a copy of the foregoing reso lutions be furnished th« press and all similar bodies of men. ana (bat all oigatiizatlons throughout the country which have Its Interests at heart be culled upon to indorse the same. HAS A GOOD HEART. Under Eulalia's Royalty There Is True Womanhood. A Little Incident That Will Not Fail to Touch Every American. Special to The Mornixb Call. New York, May 29.— The Infanta Eulalia went to West Point to-dar on the steamer Monmouth. Her passage from the notel to the pier was an ovation, and as the steamer proceeded ud the river there were deafening salutes from the Spanish, American and other wartthips. The Princess was entranced with the beauties cf the Hudson, the dar being a perfect one and the palisades btanding out in all their beauty. The royal salute was fired on tho arrival of the party, and the Infanta was met by the officers of the post and an escort of cavalry. At Colonel Ernest's house the Princess met Mrs. General Grant, and expressed much pleasure at meeting the widow of the great commander, whom she had met in Madrid during his trip around the world. The event of the day, of course, was the grand review of the cadets, whose appear ance was faultless. The Princess, es cprted by Colonel Ernest aud followed by Tier suit, walked down the entire length of the Hues of gray-coated soldier boys. Alter this she returned to Colonel Er uest's house and the officers of the post and their wives were presented. The Princess was about to step into her carriage when she remembered that she had not bidden Mra. Grant good-by. She immediately turned, ran upstairs, grasped Mrs. Grant's hands and toM her again | hf»W pleased she was to have met her. She then returned to the steamer and the start for New York was quickly made. To-night the Princess attended a con cert offered by toe members ot tte Spau i-sli colony. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1893 -TWELVE PAGES. BRIGGS SPURNS IT There Is No Redemption After Death. BUT HE WISHES THERE WAS It Is a Most Comfortable Doctrine, and Some Day He Hopes to Preach It. Special to The .Morning Call. Washington. May 29.— The trial of Dr. Briegs began at 10 o'clock tli t s morning. Appellants will be allowed four and a liali hours to open and close the case. Dr. Brings will be allowed seven hours to re ply and the New York Presbytery, from whose Judgment the appeal la taken, i;* given two hours in ten-uiinnte speeches. After devotional exercises and before the proceedings in the Bribes case begun Dr. Herrirk Johnson, chairman of thi committee on the World's Fair exhibit, stated if the exhibit was to be removed from the grounds as indicated by a vote of the assembly the committee must be backed by the financial responsibility of the body. To remove the exhibit -and to re turn the subscription to the funds would require $2000, or $1000 more than was on I hand. It was decided to iefer the matter j to the committee on finance with power to I HCt. Dr. Young, chairman of the committee on bills and overtures, reported upou a Dumber referred to that committee. It reported recommending that the synod of T-tah be erected, with Eev. Mr. MeNiee as temporary moderator, and t!ie synod of Montana be erected, with Key. Andrew Wormser as temporary moderator. The recommendations were adopted. Then Colonel McCook of the prosecuting committee arose and proceeded to notify the court and appellee of the citations ami references which the prosecution expected to use in prosecuting their case. lie was followed by Dr. Lampe, who made the openiug argument. lie pro ceeded, saying the appellants assigned five grounds in appeal, namely: Irregularities in the proceedings of the Xew York Pres bytery, receiving improper and declining important testimony, manifestation of prejudice and mistake or injustice in the decision. He proceeded to discuss the first ground from a purely legal stand point. Dr. Lampe reviewed the other Grounds of the appeal and continuing said : "Dr. Brigßs not only believe* in tho doctrines he preaches, but he pro!>aeate3 them. It is B well-known fact that Brigps entered a plea of not guilty, vet in spiio of tliis fact he persisted i:i making statements which have alarmed the whole church. He has disclaimed nothing, but he has reaffirmed the doctrines he avowed in his inaugural address., vWe ;are_n.ow to .show, thru the. filial judgment rendered by the New York Assembly is nut in harmony with the Bible. That verdict was unjust. Dr. Briggs has taken the matter into, his own hands and claims the right to preach any thing and everything. Dr. Briggs' teach ings conflict with both Scripture and the standards." Dr. Lampe affirmed the inerrancy of the bill, saying: "It is impossible f<<r God to lie. The word of God is truth from the be ginning." At the afternoon session Dr. Lampe took up the charge that Bricks had taught that the processes of redemption extended to the world to come in cases of many who had died in sin, and asserted that this doc trine was an offense according to the book of discipline. In conclusion Lamps appealed to the as sembly to reject the verd ct of the New York synod, and to set the church right be fore the world. Dr. Briggs then began hi« defence. He said he bad been accused of teaching that many of the Old Testament predictions had been reversed by history and that the great body of the Messianic prediction had not been and would not be fulfilled.. This charge, he said, he repudiated. He also disclaimed that he was guiliy of teach ing that the process of redemption ex tended to the world to come in the case of many who died in sin, stating that lie had repudiated the Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory, and also the doctrine of future probation, regeneration after death or any beginning of Christian life after death. Continuing on this subject, Brlggs said : "You have heard attributed to me the dreadful doctrine of race redemption, but if you will look into my inaugural you will see that all I have to say on that sub ject is in connection with the incarnation of Jesus Christ. The trouble with these brethren is that they are taking too nar row a view of the doctrine. Would that I could teach such comfortable doctrine; ;*nd if the time ever comes that I can I will eladly lay down my ministry in the Presbyterian church and go forth to teach the hope of salvation for some of those who, apparently, have died without regeneration in this world. But Ido not hold that belief now. 1 cannot." Dr. lingjjs made a legal argument against the consideration of the-e re jected charges by the General Assembly until nfter they had been tried by the New York Presbytery. A recess was then taken until evening. At the evening session Dr. Hriggs de fended the action of the presbytery at great length, snd then passed to a discus sion of the logic of the case. This point he talked upon a long time, holding that he must be judged by his faith and practice and not by individual in terpretation. He held that there were errors of the lioiy scripture in matters that did not in any way impair its infallibility In matters of faith and practice. At 10 o'clock the assembly adjourned until to-morrow, Briggs having 6poken three hours to-day. RELIGION OF ALL SORTS. Mr. Proper Touches Upon a Most Improper Condition. Denver, May 29.— T!ie American Bap tist Home Mission Society met this morn ing. President L. H. K. Porter of Penn sylvania delivered the annual address, fol lowed by reports of the executive board and treasurer. The latter shows receipts, S-J7;5,842; exi.enditure«, 8171,491. To the subject of ; "Religious Conditions and me Needs of the^West," there were responses this afternoon by eloquent di vines from Montana, .- Washington, Utah, California and other sections. From the talk it was found that the growth of the church since the last annual meeting had been, most gratifying. The Eastern dele gates could not help quietly smiling at the manifest attempt of each speaker to "boom" his particular seciion. But they were fairly horrified when K>>v. D. D. Proper of Seattle, Wash., said the trouble with too many of the people in his part of the country was that they "were 100 much married," and when he saw the con sternation ou the faces of his auditors he added: "1 mean exactly what I say, and the middle and West and the far East are responsible for it." He did not co into further details. Monmolth. 111., May 29.— Most of the forenoon session of the United Presi>y terlan General Assembly was devoted to the consideration of home mission work. The reuort of the general committee recommending appropriations to the amount of £85,000 was adopted. CONGRESS IS PARAMOUNT. The Power to Naturalize Lies With the National Legislature. St. Paul, Minn., May 20.— The United States Circuit Court of Appeals, with .ledges San born, Thayer and Shiras on the bench, to-day handed down an impor tant decision limiting t!.e power of natural ization to the National Congress. It is held thai, the power granted to Con gress by the constitution to establish a uniform rule of naturalization is conclu sive, and that the naturalization laws enacted by Congress iv the exercise of this power constitute the only rule by which a foreign subject may become a citizen of the. Uuited States or of a State, within th" meaning of the Federal constitution aud laws. It is not in the power of a State to na turalize a lore'gn subject v.'ho has not complied with the Federal naturalization laws and constitute him a citi^n of the United States or of the State, an.l a foreign subject who is qualfied to become a citizen of the. United States UDder the revised statutes does not become such by iiiitic a declaration of intention to do so. He must comply with all the provision? of the Federal Statutes. GOLD IS POURING OUT Secretary Carlisle Sees His Re serve Slowly Disappearing. . And Yet He Has More Money Now Than He Had to Begin With. Special to The Morning Cam* Washington, May 20.— Since January 1 S(!0,000,000 in gold has been exported to Europe, and the »xnort movement, instead pi abating, seems 10 have received fresh impetus. The~ bulk this in.' •" was taken from the United 'States \ treasury,' and practically all that is now "exported conies from the sam« source. In * that time the Treasury Department has , sustained a net loss of $25,334,243, the net total of gold in the trea-ui v on January 1, 1893, havine been 8121,206,662, while to-day it is only 885.912,419. With the gold engaged for shipment Tuesday and Wednesday it will be about 593.C00.000, the lowest figure reached since the resumption 01 specie payments. In addition there are reports that more will go out next Saturday, suf ficient, it is si id, to reduce the gold hold incs to $90,000,000. Despite these haavy shipments the treasiny officials express the greatest confidence la tbe ability of the treasury to restore t lie gold balance. They point to the fact that there is aurudual and healthy inflow of gold from natural causes to the treasury, which has only been tempo rarily checked by the large amounts taken for export. A cessation of gold exports in larce amounts is looked for by July 1, as it is understood the Austrian demand has been well nigh supplied, and when the vaults at Vienna are filled the greatest drain will cease. A popular and encouraging fenture of the decrease of gold is that a correspond ing increase is shown in the net treasury balance. That tMlanro'to-day is $25,397, --803. or nearly 81,000,000 greater than on March 7, when S^'retary Carlisle took of ficial charge of the Treasury Department. New York, May 29. — Lazard Freres will ship 81,000,000 gold to-morrow. Two million and a ball of dollars in gold have also been taken for export Wednes day. VILLARD IS OUT. The Rockefellers Have at Last Worked Their Will. New York, May 29.— At a meeting of the directors of the North American Com pany held to-day the resignation of Henry Villard as President was presented ami accepted. C. W. Wetmore, chairman of the executive committee, was elected to succeed Villard. The new president represents Rocke feller and other capitalists identified with the Standard Oil Company. The report that C. B. Wright will retire from the directory ot the Northern Pa cific shortly is not regarded with much seriousness in inside circles. The Kiernan aeency is iuformed by his confidential ad visers that he does not contemplate re signing. DELAYED COLLECTIONS. A San Diego Millionaire Will Have to Put Up Handsomely. Ottumwa, lowa, May 29.— Wells & Gar retson, private bankers at Fairfielil, have suspended payment to await the result of collections. The total liabilities are about 550,000 and the assets over SBO.OOO. The benior member of the firm, C. A. Garret son, is a millionaire, formerly of Musca tine and Sioux Cily, and now of San Diezo, Cal. He has no immediate part in the management. Wells says they will probably resume payment as soon as a reply can be had from Garretson, or sooner if collections can be made on matured paper iv the bank. Battle With Moonshiners. | .Little Hock, Are.. May 29 —The revp nue officers Imtl a battle In Newton County vstenlay with moonshiners. Deputy Uiflled States Marshal Harris was killed. There are no particulars. Suicide of a Journalist. New Yoisk. May 29.— The inquest on the body <il City Edito: Guet'Tbock of the stunts Zmtung resulted iv a verdict of suicide. IS IN NO DANGER. All Favor the Canal in Nicaragua. MAY BE A PROTECTORATE. But That Is Expected of America Anyway, and the Revolution ists Mean No Harm. 6pecial to The Horning Call. Washington, May 29.— For the first time since hi* departure for his post as Minister to Nicaragua. Mr. Baker has been heard from officially. Secretary Greshnm to-day received a cablegram from him, sent from Managua and dated yesterday. The cable came by way of La Libf-rtad, Salvador. The Miuister telegraphs tnat he thinks a warship is necessary at Corinto. Of course he is ignorant of the fnct that the United States ship Alliance is hastening to that point on the west coast and is ex pected to arrive thero next Wednesday, lie. further says that the war between the Government and the revolutionists will probably become bitter, as the revolution ists are aggressive and powerful. No news has reached '.he department in dicating tiiat American residents of Nicaragua are being treated with harsh ness, as reported in telegrams by way of Salvador. The Atlanta has arrived at Greytowa and Captain Hieginson reports the landing of 100 marines to look after American iu terests. but he withdrew them on Satur day evening at tbe buKjfestion of the United States Consul. Secretary Gresiiaai has heard nothiDg from any authentic source about the prop osition to establish n protectorate over Nicaragua. Dr. Guzman, Minister from Nicaragua, explains that in speaking of the probability of a protectorate being established by the United States his &ur pose was to limit his remarks to the canal Mid not to a apply them to the entire country. His belief is and always has been that if the Nicaragua canal is built the United States will assume a pro tectorate over that work. President Cleveland, it is understood, will leave the city to-morrow afternoon fur a few days' outing, but just where he will go the officials at the executive man sion decline to state, and in tho meantime if be is at all worried about Central American affairs he has not permitted that fact to become apparent to anybody here. Commander Menncal, nbiet engineer of the Nicaragua cannl. was seen by The Call correspondent to-night. "I called on Secretary Herbert to-day," he said, "but it was merely to pay my respects. 1 arrived in thit country on last Saturday, and a* the administration has enn'igmi since I left ■ her* '1 have hastened on to Washington to call on the Secretary or State and the Secretary of; the. Navy. My visit was purely formal and hart noth ing to do with the canal or with a possible protectorate over Nicaragua. As a matter of fact,' all my information at the present time is gathered;". from the newspapers. My mail vices, I find, are neither as re cent nor as accurate as these reports. There is no reason why the friends of the Nicaragua canal shouli feel any alarm. Our interests are perfectly safe and every political party in Nicaragua is friendly to the canal. .1 know the lenders of both the contending parties. They are both my personal friends and both are very friendly to the canal. The revolutionists will re pay the canal company for whatever dam age has been done, and will recompense us for the use of our steamboats. "As for a protectorate I know that there has been a feeling in Nicaragua for very many years past, among all classes of ppo ple, strongly favoring a protectorate by the United States Government, but it has never made much headway, because no one has ever believed it possible. "There is the brightest outlook for the canal at the present time. President Cleveland indorsed tho canal scheme in his letter of acceptance, tho Democratic platform indorsed it and Senator Morgan, whom I saw in Paris, assured me that the Democratic party in hotti houses would strongly favor the project. Whileldiif not broach the subject to Secretary Her bert or Secretary Gresiiam to-day I am convinced that the interests of the canal will be carefully guarded, though it is en tirely among friends in Nicaragua, and 1 cannot see bow any emergency cau arise that will put it In jeopaidy." ASKED FOR A TRUCE. Minister Baker Appears in the Role of Peacemaker. New York, M.y 20— The Herald's La Llbertad special says: News from Granada says marines from the United States steamer Atlanta were landed on the plea that there were noteDOugh policemen to maintain order. The revolutionary lenders resente'i this and immediately appointed a large police force. The marines were then withdrawn. United States Minister Baker this morn iiiE asked for a truce for lorty-eight hours and the appointment of commissioners to meat commissioners from President Sacaza to-morrow and the request was granted. La Libertad, Nicaragua, May 29.— Two honored revolutionary soldiers under Rivas are here. Everything is quiet in the city, but in preparation for trouble barricades have been thrown ud in the streets and aloug the shore. It is the opinion of residents of this place that the revolution will triumph. Leon avpears to be the, stronghold of Sacaza, although the inhabitants are op posed to the Government. This is ex plained on factional grouuds, as the resi dents do not want to submit to the Granadinrvans. The whole country seems to be opposed to President Sacaza. It is reported at Corinto that 300 Hon duranian troop* have gone to Managua to off*r thuir services to bngaza. They are said to be headed by Bonilla and other lenders of the unsuccessful revolution in Honduras against Vasquez. News received hero confirms nil of the aetitils which had been cabled from Pan ama. More of the particulars of ihe battle of Barranca Pass on May 19 have also been received. Tim Government troops attacked Masnya simultHneously In three sections. By skillful worfc and great effort on the part of the revolutionists the Government troops were repulsed. After trie retreat of Sacaza's forces they were re-formed In three divisions and returned to the attack, but the revolutionists wer«s prey>ared am: again succcessfully drove them back toward Managua. ITS NEW CABLE. South America Joined by Another Link to the World. Choriullos. Peru, May 2!).— The dupli cate cable uf the Central and South Amer ican Telegraph Company was completed to-day. It was laid by the steamship Silverton from Salina Cruz, Mexico, to Chorrilios, Peru, via San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, and Santa Elena, Ecuador, i" three si-e --tions. The total length of the cable is 2524 miles. There was a surplus of ninety-eight miles, which become* the property of the Central and South American Telepraiili Company. Th'- cable was manufactured by the India Rubber, Gutta Peroha and Telegraph Works Company, limited, of London, shipped to tlm Pacific Coast and successfully laid within a space of ten months, thus breaking all records in sub marine operations. An unfortunate loss of life occurred in landing the shore end at Salina Cruz, May 1. A surf boat, was capsized and Lumsuen, the electrician, n son of Lums den (if the British Postofliee Telegraph De partment, and William Annes, the cable foreman, were drowned. Armes left a widow »nd a large family, who were solely dependent on him. .A handsome sum was at once subscribed by his shipmates on board the steamer Sil verton and by tho staff of tlip Centra! and South American Telegraph Company. DRINK LOST HIM ALL. BHnd Chaplain Milburn's Wail Over His Son's Dead Body. The Father Did All He Could, but the Youth Was in the Demon's Clutches. Special to The Mobxixo Call. Jacksonville, 111., May 20.— At a late hnur last night the famous blind preacher, ; Rev. W. 11. Milburn, chaplain of the Xa tiona! Douse of Il>-!>resentaUves, was in formed or the suicide of his sou, Fletcher, at Chicago. The grief of the aged, sight less father was pitiful as he exciaimed, i "Poorhny; it is too sad." Milburn is 70 years old. and sat up in bed to receive, the | news. He said that Flutcht-r had led a wayward life for several years and was addicted to drink. lie was for a time ho- \ tel clerk at Denver. To-day Mr. W. 11. Milburn furnished the press a pathetic letter, in which he states j that his son Fletcher had been finely edu \ eated and furnished every opportunity, but j his dissipaied habits did away with it ail. | j For years his f.sher had cheerfully fur- > nished him with all the means he a-Ked for, though often at a great personal sacri- j fice. He had paid his son's expenses at I the Gold Cure Institute and had done all ■ he could to g»t him a Government uosi- J tion, but the young man fell aisd lost all i and his father could do no more for him. Washington, May 29.— Chaplain Mil- ; burn's salaiy is $000 a year, but he has to pay his rjwh expenses to and from Illinois ; at the end aud beginning of every session, and maintain hinis :f and adopted daugh ter, who nets as guide and accompanies him everywhere on Account of his blind ness. It is understood he has no other in come. His son, whose suicide is made I public, was not known here. DEATHS FROM CHOLERA. The Worst Reports of the Progress of the Scourge Confirmed. Hamburg, May 29.— 1t is officially an nounced that nne death from cholera oc curred here last Saturday. Pakis, May 29.— A death from a disease of choleraic nature is reported at Toulouse and out- at Nisnies. Washington, May 29. — The Surgeon- Gfiieral of the Marine hospital Service has received a cablegram from Surgeon Imin of that bureau at Marseilles, France, stating that cholera exists in that city in a limited form, and Surgeon White, the Marine Hospital expert at Hamburg, con firms the reported death from cholera there yestetday. WHO KNOWS HARDEN? Arrested in Berlin and Claiming to Belong Here. Berlin, May 29. — An American named Harden, professing to be the agent for a firm of furriers in San Francisco, was ar rested here last night to answer a charge of pneket-pieklng. On him was found the Chilean Minister's pocket-book, wnich he is accused of hav ing stolen on a railway train between Verviers and Cologne. Harden had also burglars' tool 3in his possession and is believed to be the burg lar who recently robbed a jeweler's shop in this city. TRAINS CRASH TOGETHER. An Accident in Which a Number of Persons Were Hurt. Austin, Tex., May 29.— A suburban train inn into a passencer train on tht> Texas Pacific last night. Charles Link, iireman, and Francisco Salio, a passenger, were killed, and Willie Brooks, Engineer Piper, Tom Holbrook, Mrs. L. N. Gold beck, Jim i>il. Miss Emma George, Maud Misbo], Miss C. R. Taylor, L. N. Goldbecu and W. P. Mabson were iojurtd, some of them badly. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. The Republican Party Continues to Be Very Much Alive. New York. May 29.— C. Kerens of St. Louis, a member}' of the Republican National Committee' from Missouri, Is at the Fifth-avenue lintel and announced to day that the honorable Joseph H. Mauley, secretary of "the ; : committee, hart been empowered to open permanent Republican headquarters here next September. A LONG SIEGE. Beginning a Game of Billiards for 12,000 Points. Loxnox. May 2&— The billiard match between Frank C. Iv»s, American chair. pion. aud Juhn Roberts Jr., English cham pion, began this evening. At the close <>f the play fnr thn nieht Ives had scorod 689 p»ints umi Roberts 1000 and was still plav iiis. The game is 12,000 points for §25,000 a side. PRICE FIVE CENTS. STEAMER SEIZED. Haytian Republic Taken at Seattle. CHARGED WITH SMUGGLING. The Government in Possession of Documentary Evidence Against the Agents of the Craft. Special to The Morning Cali. Seattle, Wash.. May 29.— The steamßr Haytian Republic was seized last night by customs authorities and is now tied up at a buny in the middle of tiie harbor in charge of an inspeeter. She was searched to-day and only five pounds of opium found. The customs officers say they did not expect to find more imd tbat she would have been tied up if they hud known she ilii! not have a pound of opium on board. They say it is for past offenses that ahe has been seized and that when they file their libel on her in a few dnys there will be developments that will jus tify them in making the prediction that she will lie coufi<Ciited. Beyond this they will say nothing. It is known, however, that Hie customs" offi cers are working ' upon" disclos ures made some time ago by the agents of the Hay Man Republic, at Victoria. John Wilson, who, smarting under real or imaginary wrong* suffered at the bands of the men now oper ating the Haytian Republic, has turned over to the customs officers all the corre spondence tie has had with he agents of the. vessel during the past nine months con cerning the traffic in opium and the im portation of Chinese, and has furnished other evidence of an incriminating nature. The Haytian Republic has been under charter to the Merchants' Transportation Company of Portland, whereof William Dun bar is the active spirit and manager. For some time N. Blum of Portland ap- Dears to have been associated with him. Among the correspondence furnished the cusiouis officers some time "ago 'by Wilson were a large number of letters purporting to have been written by Dunbar and Blum to Wilson, giving instructions concerning a quantity of opium to be' brought from Victoria and Vancouver to Portland on each trip, what precautions to take, etc. The letters also urge the agent to ' rush the ?, passenger business, showing htm that unless he sent them a great many Chinese at SSO a head they would not be able to meet certain obliga tions in which he was deeply interested. Wilson also g«ve the inspectors a. large number of cipher dispatches, relating to the same . business, and a copy of the cipher used. By this cipher the word "coal" was to be used for opium and "the," won", "tons" whs to mean pounds, so that a dispatch directing him to hare the Haytian Republic take 200 tons of coal at Vancouver meant to bring 200 pounds of opium. The cipher contained in the ; neighbor hood of. a", hundred different words and each of tne Chinese firms in Viet, rid and Vancouver was indicated by some unsus picious name or word representing some ordinary article of commerce, such as crackers. The dispatches ana letters also contain many references to the customs authorities at Portland, and in some of them intima | tions are broadly made, thatthey are cognt ; zant of the siuuagling operations and reap a large share of the revenue therefrom. In une of the letters, purporting to have been written by Dimbar iv reply to a letter from Wilson urging him to make a pay ment long due for opium, the statement is mndefhat the money cannot be scut then because the customs authorities nave forced them to pay such a large share of what they received for the goods. In another letter Wilson is told that there is very slow sale for "coal" in Port- land, and that those who bought the previous lot had not paid for it. He wouid therefore have to wait for money und Wilson is urged 'to send more "passengers," as they bring ready money and are much tnora profitable. Through out the letters are complaints of sums that nave to be paid to the customs author ities. These letters were first obtained by Chi nese Inspector Coblentz, who, not more than two months ago, sent a report to Washington City charging that the. Hay tian Republic was ' engaged in . wholesale smuggling. It whs after this that he learned that Agent Wilson at Victoria had fallen out with the Portland men over their failure to pay a draft for SIJ.OOO, alleged to be due for opium, and winch lie had indorsed. Coblentz ; went there and got the L corre spondence and sent it to Washington City. Th« first Intimation he received from the department was the , arrival of Special Agent Edwin O. Wo"d from Washington, who at once took charge oi the case. , Wood has refused to say what lit line of action will be, and would not answer a direct question as to whether the arrest of any customs officials or the owner of the boat would follow. Glouver the Glover. Berlin, May iO.— A iniui immeii Glouver from San Francisco was arrested to-day charged with pirkinK pockets. He is said by the pnlieo to ne the agent of a firm of furriers on the Pacific Slope. MOST PERFECT MADE. In all the great Hotels, the leading Clubs and the homes.Dr.Price'sCream Baking Powder holds its supremacy. Dr. Price's The only Pure Contains Cream of Tartar No Ammonia, Baking Powder. No Alum, Its Purity Or any other Has never been AfiuitcrauL. Questioned. 4o_Years the Standard.